Yale Student Climbs East Rock in Nighttime Feat
Yale student J A Whitehead scaled the 400 foot East rock cliff beside the Soldiers monument in New Haven. He reached the top after a perilous ascent watched by hundreds and earned praise from classmates and townspeople. He plans West rock ascent and has prior Boer War service with the British South African police.
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W. S. Merrill
Harvard
New Haven
J. A. Whitehead
Yale
East Rock
Soldiers’ Monument
New York Evening Telegram
Whitehead
Soldier’s Monument
London
Sheffield Scientific School
Modern Football Catechism Test for College Team Applicant
An applicant for a college football spot endures a long rigid exam with questions and harsh, violent answers. The exchange includes mock tactics, threats, and injuries described in a brutal, satirical style, concluding with the captain asking for a signature.
Private Allen Narrates Capitol Stroll and Domestic Quarrel
The New York World’s Washington correspondent reports that former congressman Private John Allen sat in the Capitol lobby briefly. He recalls hearing a street quarrel where a man menaced his wife and she retorted in a bold jab about calling him judge.
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John Allen
Congress
Capitol
House
New York World
Washington
Jedge
Gas Meters Do Not Explode Fire Hazard Explained
A New York Times essay debunks the myth that gas meters explode in fires. It explains meters are small tin boxes with limited gas capacity and low pressure, and that explosions come from gas leaking and mixing with air outside the meter, not from the meter itself.
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New York Times
Why Snow Is White Not Black or Red
A brief explanation notes white snow reflects sunlight, remaining on the ground longer. Darker colors like black red or yellow would absorb heat and melt quickly, while dirt makes snow dark and accelerates melting when sun shines.
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S. C. Sehmacker
Ladies’ Home Journal
Discretion Cited Against Breach Of Promise In Indy Note
The Indianapolis News quips that faint hearts do not win fair ladies while noting discretion is rarely called into question in breach of promise cases.
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Indianapolis News
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